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Fired on the Floor: Should We Allow it?
September 3, 2025
As healthcare professionals, we have a responsibility to promote patient autonomy and self-advocacy. Modern healthcare has shifted to prioritize a culture that is increasingly patient-centered, with...
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What are the Risks, Challenges, and Solutions to Medical Gaslighting in Hospital Medicine?
September 3, 2025
Case Emily is a 35-year-old woman with no substantial medical history who presents to the emergency department (ED) due to severe headaches that have worsened in recent weeks. She also experiences...
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Beyond the Hospital’s Four Walls
July 31, 2025
When, in their classic 1996 New England Journal of Medicine article, Robert Wachter, MD, and Lee Goldman, MD, announced the emergence of the hospitalist concept, they defined it in terms of doctors...
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A Hospitalist’s Preparedness Guide for Working in Behavioral Health Centers
July 31, 2025
Hospitalists began branching out from traditional general medical wards into specialized fields such as cardiology and oncology many years ago. One of the latest evolutions in hospital medicine is...
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Peering Into a Crystal Ball: Leveraging EMR Tools to Predict Clinical Deterioration and How to Intervene
July 2, 2025
As hospitalists at SHM Converge 2025 in Las Vegas, we may have wished for a crystal ball to win big at the tables. However, our professional aspirations focus on predicting which patients may...
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Winning Big in MedEd: Best Practices for Optimizing Bedside Rounds for Patients and Learners
July 1, 2025
Annie Massart, MD, SFHM, a hospitalist and assistant professor in the division of hospital medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, is a well-known clinician educator and is revered for her...
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The Case for Hospitalists’ Involvement in Hospital Contract Negotiations
June 24, 2025
Physician advisors and hospitalists bring indispensable value to contract negotiations between hospital systems and payers. Traditionally, contracting has been managed primarily by finance and...
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Healthcare Worker Well-Being After a 5-hour Continuous Communication and Intervention: The Well-B Randomized Clinical Trial
May 1, 2025
Clinical question: Does a brief continuing education intervention improve the well-being of healthcare workers (HCWs)? Background: HCWs’ well-being has been severely impacted, particularly after...
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Non-Medical Consequences: The 6th Element of Informed Consent
May 1, 2025
Informed consent is critical to the daily practice of medicine. Conversations about the risks and benefits of treatment options are both a legal requirement and an ethical duty. However, another...
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Supply Chain Stewardship
May 1, 2025
Healthcare supply chain disruptions have emerged as a major challenge nationwide, fundamentally reshaping clinical practice and patient-care delivery within hospitals. As clinicians, we increasingly...